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Democrats will pay a price for anointing Harris

Kamala Harris is unpopular, a bad campaigner; a bad manager; has a penchant for excruciating banality; is a blue-state Democrat who needs to win purple states; is anchored to Joe Biden’s record; and her career smacks of connections and favouritism.

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The last two times Democrats attempted to stage a coronation instead of a contest in choosing a presidential nominee, it did not go well. Not for Hillary Clinton in 2016. Not for Joe Biden this year.

So why would anyone think it’s a good idea when it comes to Kamala Harris – the all-but-anointed nominee in barely a day this week?

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Bret Stephens is a columnist for The New York Times.

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